Pogo Structures

Pogo Structures is a French boat builder based in Quimper and founded by Christian Bouroullec in 1987. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of racing and cruising sailboats.[1][2] It launched its first motor boat in 2017.[3]

Pogo Structures

Type	Privately held company
Industry	Boat building
Founded	1987
Headquarters	Quimper , France
Key people	Christian Bouroullec
Products	Sailboats
Website	www.pogostructures.com

As of 2020, the 80 people shipyard has produced 900 boats, with an average of 55 per year over the last few years.[4]

Construction

Pogo Structures uses, since 2004, the vacuum infusion process to build lightweight and stiff fiberglass sandwich boats.[5] Starting 2007, the cruising range benefits from a lifting keel option.[6]

Cruising sailboats

Name	Designer	Years	LOA	No. Built	Notes
Pogo 50	Finot-Conq	2012-present	15.20 m (49.9 ft)		[7]
Pogo 44	Finot-Conq	2020-present	13.55 m (44.5 ft)		[8]
Pogo 12.50	Finot-Conq	2011-present	12.50 m (41.0 ft)
Pogo 40	Finot-Conq	2005-2009	12.18 m (40.0 ft)	45	[9]
Pogo 36	Finot-Conq	2016-present	10.86 m (35.6 ft)
Pogo 10.50	Finot-Conq	2008-2014	10.50 m (34.4 ft)	75	[10][11]
Pogo 30	Finot-Conq	2013-present	9.14 m (30.0 ft)
Pogo 8.50	Pierre Rolland	1999-2010	8.50 m (27.9 ft)	187	Voiles Magazine sailboat of the Year 2001[12]

Racing sailboats

Name	Designer	Years	LOA	No. Built	Notes
Pogo 40s4	Guillaume Verdier	2020-present	12.19 m (40.0 ft)		[13]
Pogo 40s3	Finot-Conq	2014-2016	12.18 m (40.0 ft)		[14]
Pogo 40s2	Finot-Conq	2009-2014	12.18 m (40.0 ft)		[15]
Pogo foiler	Guillaume Verdier	2018-present	6.50 m (21.3 ft)		[16]
Pogo 3	Guillaume Verdier	2015-present	6.50 m (21.3 ft)
Pogo 2	Finot-Conq	2002-?	6.50 m (21.3 ft)		built in California [17][18]
Pogo	Pierre Roland	1994-2002	6.50 m (21.3 ft)	124	[19]

Motor boats

Name	Designer	Years	LOA	No. Built	Notes
Loxo 32	Pogo Structures	2017-present	9.50 m (31.2 ft)
Loxo 32 outboard	Pogo Structures	2020-present	9.50 m (31.2 ft)		[20]
Loxo 32 electric	Pogo Structures	2020-present	9.50 m (31.2 ft)		[21]

See also

• List of sailboat designers and manufacturers

References

1. "Pogo Structures". sailboatdata.com.
2. "The shipyard". Pogo Structures website.
3. "Is the best motorboat a sailboat without a mast? The Loxo 32 from Pogo is here!". Scandinavian Mariner magazine.
4. "Interview of Christian Bouroullec". No frills sailing.
5. "Loxo 32: Pogo's Power Cruiser". Professional BoatBuilder magazine. 24 December 2020.
6. "Pogo announces the arrival of the Pogo 44". yachtingart.
7. "ARC: designer and builder go racing". Yachting World.
8. "New Pogo 44 is Something Completely Different". Blue Water Sailing.
9. "Pogo 40". Pogo Structures website.
10. "Pogo 10.50". Pogot Structures website.
11. "Pogo 10.50". boat-specs.com.
12. "Pogo 8.50". boat-specs.com.
13. "Pogo 40s4". Ouest Atlantis (in French).
14. "Pogo 40s3". boat-specs.com.
15. "Pogo 40s2". boat-specs.com.
16. "A new pogo 6.50 currently under construction at Pogo Structures". Guillaume Verdier architecture navale.
17. "Pogo 2". Pogo Structures website.
18. "Pogo 2". Group Finot.
19. "Pogo 1". Pogo Structures website.
20. "Presentation of the new boat POGO-Structures: The LOXO 32 version Outboard". Sail World.
21. "Pogo, Oceanvolt combine for Loxo 32 electric cruiser". plugboats.com.